Mount Pocono, PA is a small borough located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. It has a population of around 3,170 people and is governed by a local mayor-council system. As of 2021, the mayor of Mount Pocono is David S. Rovalucci and the borough council consists of Councilwoman Tammy Mowry, Councilman John Tulaso, Councilman Thomas Keiper, Councilman Jeffrey Gebbie and Councilwoman Dawn Okonak. The mayor and council are responsible for maintaining public safety, providing fiscal oversight for the local budget, authorizing new construction projects, and passing laws that promote economic growth in the area. These leaders also work to ensure that residents receive high quality services from police and fire departments as well as sewerage, water and other vital services. In addition to government officials, there are several grassroots political organizations in Mount Pocono that work to support local issues such as affordable housing development and environmental protection initiatives. By working with community members and other stakeholders, these groups strive to make sure that all citizens have access to the resources necessary for success within their own neighborhoods.
The political climate in Mount Pocono, PA is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, PA is leaning liberal. In Monroe County, PA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 46.1%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Pocono, PA is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
East Stroudsburg Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania: r r D D d d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mount Pocono, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $7,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $11,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)